RAFAEL NADAL KING OF TENNIS

Rafael Nadal will donate the RM 27-02 tourbillon prototype for the charity auction.

For the 8th edition of the Only Watch auction, Richard Mille and Rafael Nadal are partnering up once again to donate the RM 27-02 tourbillon prototype. This unique piece has accompanied “Rafa” to all the biggest Grand Slam tournaments, from the French and US Opens all the way to Wimbledon. Proceeds from the auction will be donated to research against Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

With the Rafael Nadal RM 27-02 tourbillon prototype, the Swiss brand unveiled the very first skeletonized baseplate to be known as “unibody”. Inspired by the bodywork of racecars and machined from NTPT carbon, this construction increases rigidity and shock-resistance, and seamlessly fuses the case middle and the baseplate, eliminating the need to join the two components together.

The RM 27-02 prototype will be accompanied by the outfit Rafael Nadal wore at the US Open, signed by the tennis champion himself.